Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship 1895: Empathy Is a Rare and Valuable Strength in the Workforce by Alyssa Boyer with Highly Sensitive Refuge
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Dec 8, 2025 Alyssa Boyer shares her journey from feeling vulnerable in a cutthroat corporate world to embracing her sensitivity as a powerful strength. She highlights how empathy fosters better leadership, teamwork, and trust. By caring genuinely about colleagues, employees can transform workplace culture. Alyssa argues that emotional sensitivity not only enhances personal resilience but also distinguishes effective leaders who anticipate the needs of their teams. This refreshing perspective challenges the notion that tough attitudes are essential for success.
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Sensitive Person In A Toxic Workplace
- Alyssa Boyer describes feeling overly sensitive and trying to fake not caring to survive a toxic corporate culture.
- Repressing emotions caused physical and mental harm until she quit and embraced her sensitivity as strength.
Thick Skin From A Bad Job Has Limits
- Working in an aggressive environment can build thicker skin but doesn't justify rude behavior.
- Exposure helped Alyssa take things less personally, yet she still rejects workplaces that glorify intimidation.
Downplaying Harassment Harmed Her Health
- Alyssa recounts a male coworker's inappropriate behavior and her attempts to downplay it to fit in.
- Bottling up those feelings caused health issues and reinforced that repressing sensitivity was harmful.